Chapter 1083 Revisiting The Village Of Eden
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The sunflower headed Arboren Saintess greeted me with her bright voice and even brighter golden eyes. She ran using her radish-made legs and made her way towards me without breaking a sweat. Arboren were pretty much plants, and that means they were quite tireless, they didn't had things such as lungs, sweat, or the like, so they could probably keep moving, walking, running, and doing things as long as they had sunlight.
"Goddess Sylphy! You're back so soon." She said, greeting me as she ran to my side, and then bowed.
"Hello Selene, how have things been since I left? How many days has it been?" I wondered, so I could get an estimate.
"Almost a week!" She said. "I've finished reading the language book and learned the common tongue thanks to the aid of the Dungeon System- Oh right! The chief has already been decided, they choose me for some reason!"
"I knew it would be you who would be chosen, that's good." I nodded. "So a week, huh? It was barely a day for me out there. So I guess it is a 1 = 7 ratio of time. And this is the maximum speed I think."
"Speed?" Selene was wondering, without knowing what I was talking about.
"Ah, never mind. How have the quests progressed so far?" I asked her.
"Oh, about that, we've built around fifteen houses since then with great effort." She nodded. "The Research Facility has begun construction today with the guidance of the Civilization System, it somehow needed me to learn the basic written language you talked about, my Goddess. Oh and also, the Palace is still under development. We are starting by cleaning the area where it'll be constructed."
"I see, no need to rush, do it at your own pace." I nodded. "More importantly, how's everyone's mood?"
"Well… We should talk that in the church, shall we?" She invited me in.
"Sure."
I walked inside the church with her, noticing that it had changed a bit, becoming fancier on appearance. This was the "Temple of Goddess Sylphy" a C+ Rank Facility. I don't know what that even means, but it must have some sort of effect, because its Rank had suddenly risen to B- while I wasn't looking.
Could it have been upgraded due to my popularity rising somewhat? I think that was caused by the Saintess becoming the official chief, therefore more people started to pray as she does. Well, a few notifications appeared, quickly explaining to me what had happened.
Ding!
[The [Village of Eden] has progressed slightly since your last visit!]
[A voting pool for the selection of a new chief was done, and the winner was [Selene, Saintess of the Arboren (Unique Grade)]!]
[After having been officially recognized as the chief of the village, the Saintess Grade has risen from Unique to Unique+. This has increased all her Statistics slightly, and so her magical abilities related with being a Saintess, alongside her influence.]
[Because the Saintess has gained the title of chief, the [Temple of Goddess Sylphy (C+)] has harnessed enough faith to increase its rank to B- Rank! Its abilities to gather Faith have increased greatly, its interior has been remade, and it is now possible to recruit more Nuns and Priests to the Church by Saintess Selene, which can learn special Faith Magic.]
[Faith] has increased by +50]
[Government] has increased by +30]
[Culture] has increased by +20]
[You have gained +250 Civilization Renown!]
[Civilization Renown: 250/1000]
[Once Renown reaches the maximum capacity, your Civilization Rank will increase, offering higher Stats, new Traits, new available Facilities, and the possibility for Territory Expansion and the new Heroes Recruitment.]
Woah, alright, a lot happened, I get it. Looks like the Civilization Stats can increase unlike my own. That's kind of unfair. I guess they all work on making the whole civilization stronger and more stable, I imagine. Not like that can make stronger though…
Ding!
[Once Civilization Rank reaches Rank 1, it is possible for the Deity protecting the Civilization to gain special Rewards, Dungeon Points, EXP, and Bonus Stats by completing [Miracles], [Historical Events], and rising Faith.]
Oh! Now we're talking. Interesting, this has more complexity than I imagined, but I better not sweat over the details too much or I'm going to end up spending too much time thinking about things without doing anything.
Selene explained me the events I had already read in the notifications, but I couldn't be rude and tell her I knew it all the moment I stepped here.
"Your Divinity seems much stronger than before, Goddess Sylphy! It seems our Faith has made you even so slightly stronger!" She celebrated.
Did it? Maybe the Faith Stat does affect my Divine Aspect's growth. I felt it was too quick how it developed even though my soul had been cultivated to Tier 2… Maybe it did help.
"Perhaps? Talking about Faith, I see that the people are still rather silent and shy." I said. "Are there any new people willing to learn alchemy and the such?"
"Not yet.." She sighed. "I don't want to sound offensive or something, but a few people, the new generation after the Original ones, seem to not believe as much in Goddess Sylphy. I've heard them saying that you do not provide anything to them, even though you're the one that made this world to begin with and created them…"
"Hmm, I know what they mean though." I sighed.
After all, outside of the dungeon, most of us think in a similar manner. It is quite hard to maintain these people, but I don't consider myself their goddess either. Nonetheless, I have to just play around with the role so I can grow stronger. The civilization system does seem to work that way too.
"I'm really sorry. I am working hard to find new nuns and priests, but it is getting hard." She sighed.
"Don't worry, I got an excellent plan." I smiled, standing up from the wooden chair. "Selene, call the population to wait on front of the Temple. Tell them this is a very important event, one they absolutely cannot miss."
"Huh? My Goddess, what are you planning?" Selene wondered.
"You'll see."
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